Monday, September 25, 2017

Turns out Tom Brady has deflated balls after all....

Tom Brady, enamored with his own celebrity, and completely ignorant of the extent of his intellectual paucity, has referred to President Donald Trump as "divisive" for asserting that NFL Football players should observe respect and proper protocol toward the United States Flag and the National Anthem. See here.

Of course, President Trump is correct:

"Proper protocol for Star-Spangled Banner is found in a separate code under Title 36 of Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies,and Organizations, and listed under Chapter 3, Section 301 on the National Anthem:xx During a rendition of the National Anthem, when the flag is displayed, (a) all present should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart; (b) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and (c) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and (d) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed."

Pauline Hanson once said, "To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag."

To individuals like Tom Brady, infected by a sophomoric philosophy, the flag is nothing more than a useless symbol, so why respect it? And our national anthem is something to be pissed on in the name of political expediency and appeals to "freedom of speech," akin to Serrano's display of freedom of speech with his "Piss Christ."

The irony here is that it is Tom Brady and his fellow athletes who are being divisive. The act of standing during the anthem unites Americans. But by kneeling during the anthem, athletes are dividing. And what exactly are they protesting? The Americans who gave their lives so they could be free?

The flag is to them not "a useless symbol", as you say, but an evil symbol of colonialism and oppression. Reasoning like this, while offering equal justice to all nations, one would have to blame all equally for exhibiting traits characteristic of humanity. Yet these warriors for justice target only one nation - the one which allowed them to prosper to become extraordinarily wealthy and influential.

Since they are so sincerely concerned about inequalities, I expect them to give away all they own to those deserving for whom they fight so bravely. They should put their money where their mouths are.

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Born in Bitburg, Germany,
Paul Melanson is a Catholic lay-philosopher and apologist whose work has appeared in many publications and websites including The Union Leader, The Wanderer, Seattle Catholic, Newsblaze, Helium, and Amazines. He has been interviewed by The National Catholic Register, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the television newsmagazine Chronicle.